🌱 Could Machias’ Subway be affected by Maine’s sudden franchise shutdowns?

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• Could Machias’ Subway be affected by Maine’s sudden franchise shutdowns?

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• Friday: Mostly sunny; windy, colder, temps: high: 25, low: 14.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 30 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Several Subway franchise locations in Maine shut down over registration issues (wgme.com) — Subway’s Machias location is listed among several Maine restaurants owned by the same franchise whose other stores were abruptly shut down over state business registration issues. While Machias’ shop was not confirmed closed, the situation raises questions about what could happen there next as the company works to resolve its tax-related problems.
   

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Friday December 12

• Takoda Dionne
  The Pickled Wrinkle , 9 E Schoodic Dr , Birch Harbor
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Saturday Morning Craft & Chat
  Women for Healthy Rural Living , 87 Main St , Milbridge
  9:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Downeast Session in Lubec
  Lubec Brewing Co. , 41 Water St , Lubec
  2:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Searsport Boys Varsity Basketball @ Narraguagus
  Narraguagus Jr/Sr High School , 1611 Main St , Harrington
  6:30 pm
• Searsport Girls Varsity Basketball @ Narraguagus
  Narraguagus Jr/Sr High School , 1611 Main St , Harrington
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Dennysville School Committee Meeting — Sunrise County Schools
  Dennysville Town Hall , 2 Main St , Dennysville
  5:00 pm
• Woodland Boys Varsity Basketball @ Jonesport-Beals
  Jonesport Beals High School , 180 Snare Creek Ln , Jonesport
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• GSA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Narraguagus
  Narraguagus Jr/Sr High School , 1611 Main St , Harrington
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Hampden 5/6 Boys A vs. Narraguagus 5/6 Boys A
  Narraguagus Jr/Sr High School , 1611 Main St , Harrington
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bar Harbor

• RSU 24 Joins Others in Standing Firm on Title IX Protections as State Lawsuit Escalates (themainewire.com)
• Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $6.5 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine (realestaterama.com)
• Review of ‘HEADLESS IN HANCOCK 1882' by Sebastian Lockwood (thesomervilletimes.com)

Mount Desert

• Mount Desert Planning Board Approves Heel Way Homes Project (barharborstory.com)
• Public works contract negotiation heading to mediation in Bar Harbor (mdislander.com)

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